I know a month has passed, but a new school year has begun! I feel optimistic about this one. I’ve been teaching music for 9 years and added art to the roster for four. It really is a lot of fun, and these kids are so talented! Who knows what they can do with more practice?

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My cat’s name is Kitty, not because my family isn’t creative, but because he was a stray that we didn’t think we’d keep.  Continue reading →

When I was a kid, I always enjoyed making movies. We had a VHS camera, and I’d always try to film something with my reluctant family, even going as far as to pen an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol that no one wanted to act out. When I turned fourteen, my parents bought me an iMac to edit films, but alas – I still lacked actors for my movies. I turned to filming illustrations I made and putting them into sad slide shows that were not quite animations. Continue reading →

Today is our Spring Show – a Hollywood theme! Anxious and excited as usual. I brought a photo of my grandma to sit in my director’s chair.

Today I would’ve told my grandma I finished my mural. I would’ve told her how I attached the paper to the wall myself, how I painted the entire thing by hand, and how I used up tube after tube of paint. I wouldn’t have told her how high I had to climb on the ladder, or how I almost fell twice. 

 
As the week draws to a close, I wanted to share the updated mural/backdrop for this year’s spring show. There’s still so much work to be done, but progress is progress!

So my aquarium was leaking. We rushed out to get a new one. And more nonsense happened.

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Send in the Clowns

Those who know me know that I like learning about fish. I’ve had clownfish and a yellow tail damsel since 2011 and I dream of having a 75 gallon beauty one day. Instead of that, I had a 30 gallon hexagonal tank (a gift) which made cleaning a problem. I had to stand on a stool in order to reach deep into the dirty water to scrub the glass while trying to avoid bites from my feisty clownfish named Hannibal.  Continue reading →

Currently painting the backdrop for this year’s spring show. This may take longer than I thought…